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Presentation: Nurturing Resilience through Community Involvement
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Wellness Wednesday: Realistic Optimism
Wellness Works @ UGDSB
Brought to you by the Wellness Works Team!
This month at UGDSB our Wellness Work’s theme is Realistic Optimism. What is Realistic Optimism?
Realistic optimism is:
■ Believing that you will succeed with the right inputs like hard work and careful planning
■ The tendency to look …
JD Three – week of January 31
Please join us for the JDH School Council Meeting
Tuesday, February 1 · 6:00 – 8:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ran-rigv-naj
Or dial: (CA) +1 647-732-3735 PIN: 991 452 773#
2. A letter will go home on Monday outlining the start of Candy Gram sales. Profits will be used for a sustainable development goal.
3. Lost …
February Candy-Grams
Candy-Grams
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, our JD Hogarth Spirit team will be selling Candy-Grams for all of our students to purchase and send to a friend on Monday February 14th. Valentine treats will start at 3 for $1.00 and be purchased through our Cash Online system or through classroom teachers (with exact change only please). …
COVID-19 information for parents/caregivers from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is sharing information with families regarding COVID-19.
Notice: Temporary cancellation of bus routes due to bus driver absences
The Transportation Consortium (STWDSTS) that provides student transportation services to the Upper Grand DSB and neighbouring school boards is advising that due to COVID-19, the Omicron variant and isolation requirements, they may experience higher than normal absence rates for school bus drivers. To address bus driver shortages and avoid cancelling bus routes at the last minute in the morning, some bus routes in the UGDSB will be proactively cancelled to free up drivers.
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JD Three – week of Jan 24
Hello JD Families. We hope you take the time to view the feedback we received in our Equity Audit. Thank you so much to those who took the time to share their ideas. We learned a lot about why you love JD Hogarth and we have some great ideas on how to …
Monitoring School Absence Rates in the UGDSB
As an additional measure and layer of communication to keep our communities informed, the UGDSB has launched a pilot initiative to track school absence rates on a daily basis. This process is a pilot program and may evolve as required.
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Planning for potential staff shortages at schools
Due to the widespread presence of COVID-19 in our communities, the Upper Grand District School Board recognizes that staff shortages may be prevalent next week as students and staff return to school. The UGDSB will employ numerous strategies to ensure that student safety and supervision is maintained. However, we recognize that in some extreme cases classes and/or schools may have to transition to remote learning temporarily.
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Welcome Back JD Hogarth Families
Hello JD Families,
We are looking forward to welcoming our students back on Monday, January 17th. Please take a minute to review the information below and share with your child/ren:
Screen for Symptoms Daily
All families are required to complete the COVID-19 School Screening before leaving for …